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Archive for April, 2008

20 Apr

Tarzan’s Desert Mystery (1943)

Spanish title: Tarzan el Temerario (Tarzan the Reckless One)Stars: Johnny Weismuller, Brenda JoyceDirected by: William ThieleDistributor: Distribuidora Sotomayor (for RKO Radio Pictures)
"Tarzan defies enemy agents… in a hot-bed of intrigue and danger!"
This story involves Tarzan having to get his ‘jungle fever’ remedy
(trust me, white boy, there ain’t no cure for jungle fever) from a lost
jungle, [...]

19 Apr

Moby Dick (1956 – II)

Spanish title: Moby DickStars: Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, Orson Welles, Herman MelvilleDirected by: John HustonDistributor: Warner Bros (for 20th Century Fox and United Artists)
"The White Whale had almost destroyed him…"
The second of our two lobby cards for John Huston’s Moby Dick, this design is by far the superior of the two.
The first relies [...]

18 Apr

Kiss of Fire (1955)

Spanish title: Beso de FuegoStars: Jack Palance, Barbara Rush, Rex Reason, Martha Hyer, Alan Reed, Leslie BradleyDirected by: Joseph M. NewmanDistributor: Universal Pictures
"It was the kiss that changed the course of an empire!"
You’ve gotta love the supreme tackiness that was Jack Palance in the 40’s and 50’s. Whenever you needed a bad guy with a [...]

17 Apr

The Goonies (1985)

Spanish title: Los GooniesStars: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton, Curtis Hanson, Robert Davi, Joe PantolianoDirected by: Richard DonnerDistributor: Indefilms 
"The light, the map, the caves, the death traps, the treasure… all part of the adventure of The Goonies"
This lobby card design is pretty standard – it’s the illustrated image from the poster that [...]

16 Apr

Samson Against the Pirates (1963)

Spanish title: Sanson Contra Los Piratas (Samson Against The Pirates)Stars: Kirk Morris, Margaret Lee, Daniele VargasDirected by: Amerigo AntonDistributor: Peliculas Agrasanchez
"The Fury of the Seven Seas, dominated by one man – the greatest conquest of the screen!"
Eh, not quite. This is a terrible film, typical of the cardboard sets/spaghetti action genre of Italian filmmaking of [...]

15 Apr

It Had To Be You (1947)

Spanish title: Tenías que ser túStars: Ginger Rogers, Cornel Wilde, Percy Waram, Spring Byington, Ron RandellDirected by: Don Hartman and Rudolph Mate Distributor: Columbia Pictures
"I love you, I love you much… very, very much." 
If you ever needed an example that demonstrated the importance of using proper accents in written Spanish text, this film title does [...]

14 Apr

The Blue Lagoon (1980)

Spanish title: La Laguna AzulStars: Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern, William DanielsDirected by: Randal KleiserDistributor: Columbia Pictures
"The sensational story of a natural romance."
We really don’t have much to add here. It’s a cheap, cheesy lobby card that illustrates perfectly what was lost when the distributors switched from original art to photo art.
In [...]

13 Apr

The Sound of Music (1965)

Spanish title: La Novicia Rebelde (The Rebellious Novice)Stars: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr, The Bil Baird MarionettesDirected by: Robert WiseDistributor: 20th Century Fox 
"Radiance that floods the screen and warms the heart"
This undeniable classic has introduced millions of people to the musical feature genre, over several generations, and the [...]

12 Apr

Zorro and the Three Musketeers (1963)

Spanish title: El Zorro y Los Tres MosqueterosStars: Gordon Scott, Jose Greci, Maria Grazia Spina, Gianni Rizzo, Giacomo RossiDirected by: Luigi CapuanoDistributor: United Producers de Mexico
"Thousands of emotions in this great adventure film! Athos, Portos,
Aramis, D’Artagnan, and Zorro fighting for their honor – and a lady!"
Luigi Capuano wasn’t exactly the king of serious drama; a [...]

11 Apr

Legend (1985)

Spanish title: LeyendaStars: Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennet, Alice Playten, Billy Barty, Cork HubbertDirected by: Ridley ScottDistributor: 20th Century Fox
"Good does not exist without evil. Nor love without hatred.
Nor innocence without guilt. I am the Dark."
You won’t find many Tom Cruise movies here – mostly because he’s a nutbar – but we [...]

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